Habitat For Humanity Asks For Land Donations
USA’s Garland County Habitat for Humanity is asking for land donations so it can continue its mission to provide homes for families in need in the community. Executive Director Cindy Wagstaff said Habitat for Humanity will break ground in the next couple of months "on our last two pieces of property
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Aug 4, 2020 5:26 AM
USA’s Garland County Habitat for Humanity is asking for land donations so it can continue its mission to provide homes for families in need in the community. Executive Director Cindy Wagstaff said Habitat for Humanity will break ground in the next couple of months "on our last two pieces of property," and is asking for the public's help in locating new tracts of land. Over the past 25 years, Habitat for Humanity has built 147 houses and is currently working on five more. They expect to have the 150th house finished before the end of the year. Wagstaff said donating land to Habitat is tax-deductible and if the land is owned by people who aren't using it, donating it can take the stress off the owner who no longer has to take care of the vacant property. Vacant lots can cost a lot of time and money to maintain and when Habitat takes over those lots, she said "it's kind of a relief" to the owner. While they are looking for vacant lots without structures on them, she noted there is a way they have worked with landowners in the past that have had structures. While these homes help families in need, the families are not just given the homes and must put in the work for the house via sweat equity. Not only do the houses help the families, they help the neighborhoods they are built in.
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